Just last week, I accompanied my sister to a realty company as she was determined to purchase a new 2-bedroom house at a price 20% lower than its catalogue price. I thought that was impossible.

So we approached an agent and my sister started to express her intention of buying a house. I let my sister do the talking as she convincingly and effortlessly “bargained” with the agent. To my great surprise, the agent happily agreed and immediately made her fill-out the forms for purchase.

I was somehow intrigued. So last week, I tried to follow her technique in buying a studio unit. Amazingly, the sales agent offered a really discounted price. This made me conclude that my sister all along had these tricks and tips that a lot of us are unaware of.

This time, I will tell you the secret. You can read about it in my book called, “Something Up Their Sleeve: A Handbook for Successful Negotiation. ” There’s no telling how much we can save from these techniques, but surely, after reading the book, we’d know better.